Dear Tammi,

Let's say we rule out mental problems as your cause, for sake of argument: sounds like what you have runs in your family. Besides listening to your parents, who I'm sure love you and want to protect you, and which I recommend, I have three suggestions: 1) get emancipated, get your GED, move out and get a job, enroll in college, and screw whomever you choose; 2) elope with an older, horny male who will care for you in all ways -- this should be easy to do!! 3) get a fake id, run away from home, and go into the sex industry. Just remember that when you lose you idealism, its gone for ever.